Leith is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Belinda Leith, British singer *Bob Leith, drummer in

Cardiacs Cardiacs are an English rock band formed in Kingston upon Thames by Tim Smith (lead guitar and vocals) and his brother Jim (bass, backing vocals) in 1977 under the name Cardiac Arrest. The band's sound fused circus, baroque pop and medieval mu ...

Charles Kenneth Leith Charles Kenneth Leith (January 20, 1875 – September 13, 1956) was an American geologist. He was head of the University of Wisconsin geology department for 30 years. In 1942, he was awarded the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America, ...

(1875–1956), American geologist * Damien Leith (born 1976), Irish-born Australian singer/songwriter *

Emmett Leith Emmett Norman Leith (March 12, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan – December 23, 2005 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and, with Juris Upatnieks of the University of Michigan, the co-inventor ...

(1927–2005), American scientist and electrical engineer *

Gordon Leith George Esslemont Gordon Leith (1885–1965) was a South African architect. Career He started his career working for Herbert Baker. Leith served as a captain in the Royal Field Artillery (and was later recovering from a Western Front gas attac ...

(1885–1965), South African architect *

Hilary Leith Hilary Leith (born December 29, 1983) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and was named to the tournament Dream Team. She made her international debut in the 2013 Nations Cup. Later that year sh ...

(born 1983), Canadian rugby union player *

Jack Leith John Goodwin 'Jack' Leith (12 August 1872 – 24 April 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the early years of the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Leith was a forwa ...

(1872–1935), Australian rules footballer *

James Leith (VC) Major James Leith (26 May 1826 – 13 May 1869) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commo ...

(1826–1869), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross *

John H. Leith John Haddon Leith (September 10, 1919 – August 12, 2002) was a Presbyterian theologian and ordained minister who was the Pemberton Professor of Theology at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia from 1959 to 1990. He authored at least 18 book ...

(1919–2002), American theologian *

Leith Baronets There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Leith, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existin ...

Leith-Buchanan Baronets The Leith, later Leith-Buchanan Baronetcy, of Burgh St Peter in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 21 November 1775 for Alexander Leith, Member of Parliament for Tregony. The third Baronet marr ...

Linda Leith Linda Jane Leith is a Montreal-based writer, translator, and publisher. Biography Leith was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, when her family was living in the linen town of Lisburn. After elementary and secondary schooling in London and Basel, ...

, Montreal-based writer, translator, and publisher * Lloyd Leith (1902–1974), American basketball referee and coach *

Oliver Leith Oliver Leith (born 1990) is a British composer of Classical music, classical and electronic music. His work has been commissioned and performed by many international ensembles including Apartment House (musical ensemble), Apartment House, BBC S ...

(born 1990), British composer * Prue Leith (born 1940), South African-born restaurateuse, TV broadcaster and cookery writer *Remington Leith (born 1994), singer in

Palaye Royale Palaye Royale is a Canadian-American rock band from Las Vegas, formed in 2008 by brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig, and Emerson Barrett. The brothers' true surname is Kropp; each one's stage moniker makes use of their respective middle ...

Rosemary Leith Rosemary Blaire Leith, Lady Berners-Lee (born in September 1961) is a director of both profit and nonprofit organizations. Leith co-founded the World Wide Web Foundation together with her husband-to-be, Tim Berners-Lee in 2009. Life Leith was ...

(born 1961), Canadian-born director of organizations *

Sam Leith Sam Leith (born 1 January 1974) is an English author, journalist and literary editor of ''The Spectator''. After an education at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, Leith worked at the revived satirical magazine ''Punch'', before moving to the ' ...

(born 1974), English author and journalist *

Tom Leith Tom Leith was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan for two seasons, from 1911 to 1912, compiling a record of 12–4. Leith was also the head basketball coach at Adrian f ...

, American football and basketball coach *Valery Leith, pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan (born 1968), American writer * Virginia Leith (1932–2019), American actress, starred in '' The Brain That Wouldn't Die'' * Baron Leith of Fyvie (1847–1925), British peerage title

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